Graduate Program
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Whether or not to pursue graduate study is a very personal decision. Graduate school is qualitatively different from your undergraduate program -- courses have a different emphasis, especially at advanced levels, and faculty develop into colleagues. You get to develop your creativity. Graduate degrees create different opportunities, whether in industrial research, process development, management or academia. It is wise to consult with your faculty, and then to go with your "gut" feeling as to the applicability of graduate work to your situation.
At WVU, we provide a wide range of research and educational opportunities to help meet a wide range of professional challenges and career goals. We offer MSE, MSChE and PhD degree programs with the MSE available to students who hold degrees in other fields of engineering or science. Small student population allows us to offer highly personalized education and allow research advisors to spend more time consulting with students on their research. A significant fraction of our research is funded by industry. We encourage graduate-student participation in national and regional professional activities, including organization of the annual Regional Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Symposium and participation in annual AIChE meetings. The department maintains a state-of-the-art PC lab and software. A new engineering research facility provides the department with modern wet-chemical laboratories. Research areas include biochemical and biomedical engineering, carbon products, catalysis and reaction engineering, fluidization, fuels, particle science and powder technology, polymers and composites, and semiconductor processing. The college is completely networked and provides worldwide communication capability and supercomputer access. See additional web pages for more information.
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